LucidEra: the People Express of On-Demand BI?
I am not happy to see LucidEra disappearing. It is not a good sign for the SaaS BI market in…
Drink Dispenser Analytics: Coca-Cola Goes Freestyle, With Help from SAP BI
Mary Hayes Weier of InformationWeek recently published a great article, Coke’s RFID-Based Dispensers Redefine Business Intelligence. Coca-Cola has introduced a…
“Involving users in business intelligence strategy key for success” – Christina Torode on SearchCio-Midmarket.com
While browsing the, slightly idiosyncratically named, infoBOOM! Must-know people, ideas and opinions for mid-sized business group on LinkedIn.com today, I…
Financial Planning Accelerator Announced
If you have paid any attention to Microsoft in the BI space in the past few months you have likely…
In a Petabyte Age, Is Understanding Passé?
Analysts have estimated that the volume of data in enterprises of all sizes is doubling every two to three years.…
Teradata Releases Accelerate for Utilities Customer Management
Teradata Corporation, the world’s largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics, announced the availability of Teradata Accelerate…
Think “Conditions” When Estimating Probability
Often in modeling any system from complex to basic, we think about the “assumptions” that underpin the model and call…
“Does Business Intelligence Require Intelligent Business?” by George M. Tomko
IntroductionGeorge Tomko’s CIO Rant has been on my list of recommended sites for quite some time. I also follow George…
A New Decision Engine: Hunch, and Guided Analysis for the Enterprise
A new “Decision Engine” called Hunch was launched today. How might this type of technology relate to collaborative decision-making in…
CVM Combined with Analytics
In my previous article, I highlighted some strategies that help companies establish a culture devoted to customer value management (CVM).…